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PAGE 12 • NOVEMBER 3, 2004 • THE INTERMOUNTAIN NEWSTMTMGo dot to dot and color this Election Day message.Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate© 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.By BETTY DEBNAMfrom The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.The Next U.S. President1. George Washington 2. John Adams 3. Thomas Jefferson 4. James Madison 5. James Monroe 6. John Quincy Adams 7. Andrew Jackson8. Martin Van Buren9. William Henry Harrison 10. John Tyler 11. James K. Polk 12. Zachary Taylor 13. Millard Fillmore 14. Franklin Pierce 15. James Buchanan 16. Abraham Lincoln17. Andrew Johnson 18. Ulysses S. Grant 19. Rutherford B. Hayes 20. James A. Garfield 21. Chester A. Arthur 22. Grover Cleveland 23. Benjamin Harrison 24. Grover Clevelandfrom The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.25. William McKinley 26. Theodore Roosevelt 27. William Howard Taft 28. Woodrow Wilson 29. Warren G. Harding 30. Calvin Coolidge 31. Herbert C. Hoover 32. Franklin D. Roosevelt33. Harry S. Truman 34. Dwight D. Eisenhower 35. John F. Kennedy 36. Lyndon B. Johnson37. Richard M. Nixon 38. Gerald R. Ford 39. Jimmy Carter 40. Ronald ReaganPaste the2004 winner in theblock to the left.41. George Bush 42. Bill Clinton 43. George W. Bush George W. BushJohn KerryThe Mini PagePresidents of the United States PosterLarge!221/2” x 281/2”Ideal forClassroomor Home• Includes every president in chronological order,from George Washington to George W. Bush,with the dates that each held office• Handsome reproductions of engraved portraits• An attractive educational referenceTo order, send $3.00 plus $1.50 postage and handling for each copy. Send check or money order(U.S. funds only) payable to: Andrews McMeel Universal, P.O. Box 6814, Leawood, KS 66206.Please send _________ copies of The Mini Page Presidents of the United States Poster (Item #9939-6)at $4.50 each, including postage and handling. (Bulk discount information available upon request.)Toll free number 1-800-591-2097. www.smartwarehousing.comName: _____________________________________________________________________________________Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________City: ____________________________________________________ State: ___________ Zip: ____________Who Will He Be?TMWhite House photo by Eric Draperfrom The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.Supersport: Daunte CulpepperHeight: 6-4 Weight: 260Hometown: Ocala, Fla.Duante Culpepper isn’t just the biggestquarterback ever to play in the NationalFootball League. The Minnesota Vikings staralso is one of the best. Last season he passedfor 3,479 yards and was selected to play inthe Pro Bowl for the second time in hisfour-year pro career.Culpepper, also a record-breaking performer at CentralFlorida University, was born in prison and raised by a fostermother, Emma Culpepper, who gave him lots of love.Now a man of fame and fortune, Duante is giving back byhelping support foster children and other charities. He’s a bigman in more ways than one.photo by Chris StrongYou’ll need:• 1 (8-ounce) packagecream cheese• 3/4 cup brown sugar• 11/2 teaspoons vanillaRookie Cookie’s RecipeFall Apple DipWhat to do:1. Let cream cheese sit out at room temperature until soft.2. In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.3. Place mixture in a small serving bowl and sprinkle topwith cinnamon.4. Put cream cheese mixture in the center of a big plate,along with a spreading knife.5. Dunk apple slices in the orange juice and place around thedip. Serves 4.Meet Ralph CovertFrom the back seat of the car, when RalphCovert was 8 years old, he sang to his familythe first song he ever wrote. It was his favoritesong in the first-grade band he started calledThe Termites. Today at concerts and on CDs,Ralph, 42, sings and strums his guitar forparents and their kids.Ralph became interested in the guitar inhigh school. His dad gave him money to buy a book on howto play one. Ralph grew up listening to the Beatles andwanted to become a singer.He was teaching a class on songwriting at a folk musicschool in Chicago in the 1990s when a record company askedhim to make a record. Since that time he has made five CDs.The latest one is called “The Amazing Adventures of Kid Astro.”Ralph loves to read in his free time. He is also aplaywright.TM• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon• 4 washed apples, sliced• 1 cup orange juicefrom The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.TMTMBasset BrownThe NewsHound’sfrom The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.TRY ’NU.S. PresidentsFINDNames that remind us of the U.S. presidents are hidden in the blockbelow. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and someletters are used more than once. See if you can find: WASHINGTON,KENNEDY, JEFFERSON, ADAMS, JOHNSON, LINCOLN, FORD,MADISON, REAGAN, ROOSEVELT, TRUMAN, TYLER, CARTER,POLK, TAFT, CLINTON, NIXON, BUSH.WHICHCANDIDATE DOYOU SUPPORT?T G N D J R W N H M Y T N Y PF Y R O E O L D S A R L I B OL O L T S O H T U D E E X G LF J R E C R A N B I A V O N KL A K N R F E O S S G E N A CC L I N T O N F P O A S V M HG L A D A M S M F N N O O U IY D E N N E K U Q E Z O F R EN O T G N I H S A W J R C T Dfrom The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.Mini Spy ...from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.All the following jokes have something in common. Can youguess the common theme or category?Wanda: What should you ask a camelwhen you’re serving him tea at a tea party?Chuck: “One hump or two?”Chris: What is brown, has two humpsand lives at the South Pole?Karen: A lost camel!Ned: Where do baby camels play?Anton: In sandboxes!Mini Spy and her friends are visiting the White House. See ifyou can find: • man in the moon • coat hanger • sailboat• umbrella• letter A• number 3• heart • book• man’s face• ladder• muffin• letter W• ear of corn• caterpillar• dog’s face• ice-cream cone• question mark• work MINITMWhite House photo by Eric Draperfrom The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 2004 The Mini Page Publishing Company Inc.Meet the CandidatesThe Republican ticketFor president:George W. Bush• elected our 43rdpresident.• father GeorgeH.W. Bush wasthe 41st U.S.president.• elected governorGeorge W. Bush(1946-)of Texas in 1994and re-elected in1998.• has a bachelor’s degree from YaleUniversity and a master’s degreefrom Harvard Business School.• was a pilot in the Texas AirNational Guard.• worked in the oil and gas businessand was part owner of the TexasRangers baseball team.White House photo by David BohrerFor vice president:Dick Cheney• elected vicepresident of theU.S. under GeorgeW. Bush.• graduated fromthe University ofWyoming.Dick Cheney(1941-)The Democratic ticketFor president:John Kerry• elected U.S.senator fromMassachusetts in1984, and wonre-election forthree more terms.• served inJohn Kerry(1943-)Vietnam and wasa decorated warveteran.• father was a Foreign Service officerin the Eisenhower administration.• graduated from Yale Universityand earned his law degree fromBoston University.• served as prosecutor forMiddlesex County, Mass.• elected lieutenant governor ofMassachusetts in 1982.Next week, The Mini Page celebratesNational Geography Awareness Week witha story about sounds in specific places.• served on theWhite House staffwhen RichardNixon was president.• also served as chief of staff forPresident Gerald Ford.• was elected in 1978 to the U.S. Houseof Representatives from Wyoming.• later served as U.S. secretary ofdefense during the Gulf War.• left his job as head of a big oil-industrycompany to run for vice president.For vice president:John Edwards• elected U.S.senator from NorthCarolina in 1998.• was born inSeneca, S.C., andraised in Robbins,N.C.John Edwards(1953-)• father workedin textile mills for36 years.• was the first person in his familyto attend college.• graduated from N.C. StateUniversity with honors.• later earned a law degree from theUniversity of North Carolina atChapel Hill.• was a personal injury lawyer for20 years.Look through your newspaper for newsabout the candidates and their wives.photo courtesy Barry LaveryKerry-Edwards 2004 from Sharon FarmerRepublican candidates’wives and families:George W. Bush’swife, Laura, hasserved as first ladyfor four years. Shewas an elementaryschool librarian. Sheis very interestedin reading.The Bushes havetwin daughters.Dick Cheney’s wife,Lynne, is an author.She served aschairman of theNational Endowmentfor the Humanities(1986-1993). She isvery interested inhistory.The Cheneys havetwo daughters.Democratic candidates’wives and families:John Kerry’s wife,Teresa, was thewidow of Sen. JohnHeinz. They hadthree sons. Shemarried Kerry in1995. He has twodaughters by his firstmarriage. She is incharge of the Heinzmoney to worthy causes.Family Foundation,which donatesJohn Edwards’ wife,Elizabeth, is thedaughter of adecorated Navy pilot.She graduated fromthe University ofNorth Carolina atChapel Hill with a lawdegree. They hadfour children: twodaughters, a son,and another son who died in 1996.